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Re: winnipeg show (june 10) - 2 years ago
i was at this show, and i was really disappointed too. i was the one who yelled really loud at the mention of nothing for juice, and also at the suggestion of playing "houseguest". i just moved to winnipeg, and finding out that this is how crowds are at mountain goats shows was super disappointing to me.by frankih - On The Road
Re: Mountain Goats fanzine - 3 years ago
i'd love to contribute something. i have a fun story about going to florida for Harvest of Hope, road-tripping through the state and visiting places mentioned in songs. i would also love to buy a copy.by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: Adventures in airports. - 3 years ago
find someone to joust with on the moving sidewalk. if possible, get a crowd of people to gather off of the sidewalk to watch and yell "HUZZAH!" when you and your opponent collide.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: tMG Lullabies - 3 years ago
i second swampcreature's list, especially "nova scotia". "love love love", too. and great lake swimmers are spectacular. there's also a for kids compilation called see you on the moon! that has a bunch of really good artists singing kids song.by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: check out this ukrainian doing sand drawings - 3 years ago
that was beautiful, and awesome. i know now what i want to do when i grow up!by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: Insomniac Lounge - 3 years ago
4 am and i am watching something about prisoners. i cannot sleep for two more hours, and the 'm' key on my keyboard is broken. i keep having to copy paste it in. however: i have learned that i really, really never want to be in jail.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: tMG lyrics that describe how you currently feel - 3 years ago
"... in this house like a Louisiana graveyard where nothing stays buried."by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: tMG on Colbert Report in October? - 3 years ago
ouch! logic-effin-FAIL on my part. i meant "before the show starts".by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: tMG on Colbert Report in October? - 3 years ago
the answer is to mug someone, and then hope the cops don't show up before you get arrested.by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: what you cooking for dinner? - 3 years ago
man, reading all these things makes me wish i could cook! i rarely ever have sit down meals, though. i usually have crackers or fruit for breakfast, then i usually forget about eating till late afternoon. then i make something like ramen or eggs (sunny-side up hell yes) or grilled cheese. and then i have a snack before bed, usually more fruit. combined with lots of alcohol, i am pretty sure iby frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: Improving forum karma - 3 years ago
i'm pretty new around here. i do not yet really know people well enough to single them out yet, but what i have observed is a lot of good nature, and a lot of talent, and also intimidating amounts of pure, unfiltered awesome.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: DCL - 3 years ago
does anyone else ever get drunk and just want to do finger puppets? i am at that point right now. it is wonderful, except that there is no recipient for the show/i cannot find the octopus.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: Poetry Thread! - 3 years ago
yourfavouriteeffigy, i am in love with the lines "seven gaunt sharks devour seven of their swollen brethren"by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: Regarding "Anglo-Saxons" - 3 years ago
brightbluelight, Ghana is high on my list of albums to buy. frankie lee, that is my kind of battle. fight it out on the dancefloor!by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: DCL - 3 years ago
your favourite effigy: What I have learned about girlfriends is that it usually is for the best, and that in the years to come, no matter how much you loved her and how awesome things seemed and how much time you spent with her, you will probably be grateful you got out when you did. Probably.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: Regarding "Anglo-Saxons" - 3 years ago
Hahaha, I have the song on a mix from a friend. Ghana is an album I have been meaning to purchase. (I believe it was once purchased for me, but I fucked up the friendship before the gift was given - whoops.) Still, there is an open offer for dinner so long as you don't mind a slightly tipsy, barely aging woman lecturing on the difference between the Picts and the Anglo-Saxons, and, if she getsby frankih - Mountain Goats
Regarding "Anglo-Saxons" - 3 years ago
I made the mistake of playing this song while my mother was around. We were drinking wine, reading books on the couch, and it started. "Mum," I said, "this song is about the Anglo-saxons." My mother is (or was) a history major. She disagrees vehemently with the song. Wikipedia is not helping me, and I am not sure I really want to read all the books on our library about theby frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: Poetry Thread! - 3 years ago
your favourite effigy, your stuff is fantastic. I particularly like "An Ocean of Kerosene For an Invalid". bridgeman, i dig your stuff especially too - though i have yet to read a poem in this thread that i do not like. two of my own: xoxo pilot i choose to believe amelia earhart got lost in someone's skin the world i create is less plane crashes and more shared maby frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: What You Reading Thread. - 3 years ago
swampcreature, try reading short stories if you're not sure that a whole book will hold your attention. I just finished Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things for the second time. It's awesome, and because it's short stories, you can take small doses.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: I'm in love with a girl I probably shouldn't be with! Any TMG fans advice? - 3 years ago
Dude, that is a really rough situation. Listening to the Mountain Goats will probably help. (I know doing that has helped me through bad breakups and unrequited love situations.) I'm with everyone else; it's probably best not to try and force the situation. Having been at the other end of the situation, if you're really pushy with it, or bring it up repeatedly, it will ruin the friendship. One ofby frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: What You Reading Thread. - 3 years ago
I'm reading The Confidence Man by Herman Melville. Oh my lord, I love the concepts but the text is practically impregnable.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: What were you doing when you first heard the Mountain Goats - 3 years ago
When I was 17, in a really, really bad long term relationship, my friend sent me some songs, saying, "I think you will like this, and I think you need this." I promptly went and bought everything I could get my hands on. One of my sharpest memories from being introduced is listening to "This Year" at 2 in the morning, the first time I heard it, and breaking down crying. My friby frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: I have a theory - 3 years ago
I propose a study in which we measure the mood of people on a street where "LA LA LA LA LA" is yelled melodically over the crowd. We can poll them. I'll be a surveyor! (I am sure this would work better if the surveyor was not the one doing the yelling.)by frankih - Mountain Goats
Re: age discussion - 3 years ago
I'm 20, but I got into the Mountain Goats a couple years back. About half a year before my eighteenth birthday, I think, because I remember rocking out to "Okay, so look, I'm 17 years old and you're the last best thing I got going," really fucking hard for as long as I could, and then being sad the day that lyric was no longer true.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: a new drunk thread - 3 years ago
How are you drunk on four molsons? I am through about a litre of wine, I think. I am pretty well drunk.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: MG Fans: Artists, musicians, or just serial weirdos - 3 years ago
bridgeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > frankih Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > This thread has a metric fucktonne of awesome > > art. > > > > I am photographer and a (not very good) > > poet/writer. I'm working on a zine with a > couple > > other people I know. Wby frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: MG Fans: Artists, musicians, or just serial weirdos - 3 years ago
depending on where you live, uer.ca might be helpful. or, just google for them with your city name. it saves a lot of looking.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: MG Fans: Artists, musicians, or just serial weirdos - 3 years ago
thank you very much, swampcreature! the majority of that section (all of them except the first picture, actually) were taken in florida. i went down there to see the Mountain Goats at Harvest of Hope. there are photos here from the photographer i traveled with that you might also really like. and, i will be the first to admit i stole the name Jam Eater Photos from the Mountain Goats. Jam Eby frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: MG Fans: Artists, musicians, or just serial weirdos - 3 years ago
This thread has a metric fucktonne of awesome art. I am photographer and a (not very good) poet/writer. I'm working on a zine with a couple other people I know. We are all awful at deadlines, though.by frankih - Whole Wide World
Re: rare tracks? - 3 years ago
If it makes you feel any better, enid_coleslaw, I did the exact same thing. After reading your post. Because I was curious to see what you found. I am not the sharpest of the tools in the shed, alas.by frankih - Mountain Goats